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Sugars-eating habits of 405 11- to 14-year-old English children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Allan F. Hackett ,
Andrew J. Rugg-Gunn ,
David R. Appleton ,
Marion Allinson  and
John E. Eastoe
Allan F. Hackett
Affiliation:
Departments of Oral Biology andThe University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW
Andrew J. Rugg-Gunn
Affiliation:
Departments of Oral Biology andThe University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW
David R. Appleton
Affiliation:
Medical Statistics, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW
Marion Allinson
Affiliation:
Departments of Oral Biology andThe University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW
John E. Eastoe
Affiliation:
Departments of Oral Biology andThe University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW
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Abstract

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1. Between September 1979 and July 1981, 405 northern-English children, initially aged 11–12 years, each recorded all food and drink consumed on five occasions on each of three consecutive days. Sugars and nutrient intakes were calculated using food tables.

2. The average total sugars intake was 118 g/d or 21% of the energy in take and 43% of the carbohydrate intake; these percentages were similar for both sexes, all social class groups and surveys.

3. Sugars were found to be derived from a variety of food sources with confectionery being the single largest source.

4. Sugars were fairly evenly consumed over the average day with a high amount in foods eaten between meals. Snacks accounted for 65% of the sugars intake but only 46% of the energy intake.

5. Sugars intake and snacking therefore seem to have been major components of the eating habits of these children. If dietary changes towards lower sugars intakes are to be achieved a vigorous, informed health education campaign is necessary together with effective labelling of manufactured foods, the development of new products and the modification of some existing ones.

Type
Papers of direct relevance to Clinical and Human Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , May 1984 , pp. 347 - 356
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1984

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